Amanda Seyfried (born December 3, 1985) is an acclaimed American actress who has won a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe, earned an Academy Award nomination, and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2022. She first gained fame in 2004 with her breakout role as Karen Smith in the cult classic Mean Girls, following early soap opera stints on As the World Turns and All My Children. Seyfried starred in major hits like Mamma Mia! (2008) and Dear John (2010), while also taking on dramatic roles in Les Misérables (2012) and Lovelace (2013). Her portrayal of Marion Davies in Mank (2020) brought an Oscar nomination, and she won an Emmy and Golden Globe for playing Elizabeth Holmes in the Hulu series The Dropout (2022). Interestingly, she began modeling at age eight and skipped her enrollment at Fordham University to star in Mean Girls, a decision that helped her films gross over $2.4 billion worldwide.